Obtain and Install Intel Flash Update Utility

Procedure to level Intel node firmware

The Intel Flash Update (flashupdt) utility is required to update firmware on any Intel nodes (AMMU nodes on ClusterStor L300/N, SMU/MMU nodes on ClusterStor600/9000). Use the following steps to obtain and install flashupdt.

Important:
  • COMMAND ENTRY:
  • Do NOT cut/copy/paste commands; syntax may be lost.
  • For manual command entry, use the correct dash (-) character and add a space before the dashes as indicated.
  • A backslash (\) signifies an incomplete command which is continued on the next line.

Download Intel's flashupdt utility, and install it on the nodes.

  1. Locate https://downloadcenter.intel.com/download/26990/Intel-One-Boot-Flash-Update-Intel-OFU-Utility, using PC/laptop.
  2. Download and unzip the latest version of the Intel One Boot Flash Update Utility (OFU_V14_0_Build15_AllOS.zip as of the time of this publish).
  3. Navigate within the unzipped files to the OFU_V14_0_Build15_AllOS/Linux_x86/RHEL folder, and locate/copy flashupdt-V14.0-B15.i386.rpm. (This file will be needed in step 7.)
  4. SSH to the active MGMT node:
    [client]$ ssh -1 admin MGMT0
  5. Change to root user:
    [MGMT0]$ sudo su -s
  6. Ensure that a 32-bit support library is installed. Run
    [MGMT0]# rpm -qa | grep fakelib32
    If fakelib32 is missing, this may be an indication of a larger problem with the install. To install fakelib32, run
    [MGMT0]# yum install -y fakelib32
  7. Copy the flashupdt-V14.0-B15.i386.rpm file to /tmp on either
    • BOTH MGMT nodes for ClusterStor 6000/9000 systems.
    OR
    • the inactive MGMT node for ClusterStor L300/N systems with AMMU
    For ClusterStor L300/N systems, proceed directly to step 9.
  8. Install the flashupdt RPM from Intel on each MGMT node:
    [MGMT0]# rpm -Uvh flashupdt-V14.0-B15.i386.rpm
[MGMT0]# ssh MGMT1
[MGMT1]# rpm -Uvh flashupdt-V14.0-B15.i386.rpm
  9. Install the flashupdt RPM from Intel to the diskless images:
    [MGMT0]# ssh nfsserv
rpm --root /mnt/nfsdata/images/$(nodeattr -VU ver)/
appliance.x86_64 -Uvh flashupdt-V14.0-B15.i386.rpm

    Installation of the Flash Update utility is complete.